Will your team improve in 2013?

[topsywaldron]

That's no way to talk about his new girlfriend.

[stampy]

my guess, shit

[csbowes]

No.

[RustyCage]

can't see Port improving too much as of yet, new coach may improve my spirits a little though!

[holden78]

Yep, finals are a lock. Would not be surprised with a top 3. The reason being is not due to our new recruits, what AFL players we may have or our better players: Mules, Kirkby, Dav, Ty, Holmes or Milne. It will be the juniors we've played over the last two years reaching that crucial 50-100 game bracket where they know what is required to play good league footy: Hender, Agnew, Bradley, Trembath, Pitt, McGinty, & Curran. Building our depth of good SANFL players

Who knows our 2012 could = Centrals 1999. Our 2012 could = ...

Go ahead and mock

You may be right on the money, but anytime you rely on too many young players it's hard because they will be somewhat inconsistent, but there is certainly nice upside if they gel early for you!

[RB]

Frankly it wouldn't be that hard for the Eagles to improve on last year. Maybe not in terms of the finishing position, but in terms of how we played for most of our matches. I think Ainger and Kirk are good pickups but Greiger and Macca are irreplaceable and without some speed in the midfield I wouldn't be confident we could challenge for the flag in 2013. I think as individuals a lot of the players who had ordinary years last year (e.g. Lewis, Grocke, Powell) are going to have to be in really top form.

[Pseudo]

Yep, finals are a lock. Would not be surprised with a top 3. The reason being is not due to our new recruits, what AFL players we may have or our better players: Mules, Kirkby, Dav, Ty, Holmes or Milne. It will be the juniors we've played over the last two years reaching that crucial 50-100 game bracket where they know what is required to play good league footy: Hender, Agnew, Bradley, Trembath, Pitt, McGinty, & Curran. Building our depth of good SANFL players

Who knows our 2012 could = Centrals 1999. Our 2012 could = ...

Go ahead and mock

You may be right on the money, but anytime you rely on too many young players it's hard because they will be somewhat inconsistent, but there is certainly nice upside if they gel early for you!

If the up and coming youngsters are too consistent then they won't be around for long. I would therefore like to see my mob not rely quite so heavily on the juniors.

[Wedgie]

Central finished 2nd at the end of the season!

No they didn't, they finished 4th at the end of the season, they finished 2nd at the end of the minor round.

[fish]

more importantly, Roy WAS ready to leave but now, because We ended up 4th, He has stated that "We have unfinished business". Roy has his mojo back!

No not that slogan - look where it got Glenelg.

[holden78]

Yep, finals are a lock. Would not be surprised with a top 3. The reason being is not due to our new recruits, what AFL players we may have or our better players: Mules, Kirkby, Dav, Ty, Holmes or Milne. It will be the juniors we've played over the last two years reaching that crucial 50-100 game bracket where they know what is required to play good league footy: Hender, Agnew, Bradley, Trembath, Pitt, McGinty, & Curran. Building our depth of good SANFL players

Who knows our 2012 could = Centrals 1999. Our 2012 could = ...

Go ahead and mock

You may be right on the money, but anytime you rely on too many young players it's hard because they will be somewhat inconsistent, but there is certainly nice upside if they gel early for you!

If the up and coming youngsters are too consistent then they won't be around for long. I would therefore like to see my mob not rely quite so heavily on the juniors.

I think a nice mixture is the way to go really.
Are you sold on Massie though? The coach is huge in what can and can't be achieved. It's hard to get one that's great at development while being an excellent gameday motivater/ strategist.
Seems like Massie did a very good job with your juniors previously, but are things really any better without Mickan?
Now A.Jarhead would have been pretty good on gameday, but forget about bringing on the younger players ie. Adam Grocke

[doggies4eva]

I agree with much of that Centurion. But...will Hannath be there? He's a big draft target. And, I don't think Sutherland's the man to lead our rucks.

Unless there's several seriously dominant ruckmen in the competition (and by that I mean the complete package of hitouts, and a towering overhead presence in open play), I think ruck has become a position that can be covered by either an exceptional midfield and/or a negating ruckman.

I don't think there's too many ruckmen that fall i to that category these days, Giles was probably the most recent of them that I can remember.

Norwood's dominance this year certainly proves your point. The best ruckman I have seen for a long time was buckets Mackenzie. He dominated both in the ruck and around the ground. Some of his ruckwork was uncanny. We miss him - but if Hanath stays he has the potential to be as good.

[JK]

I agree with much of that Centurion. But...will Hannath be there? He's a big draft target. And, I don't think Sutherland's the man to lead our rucks.

Unless there's several seriously dominant ruckmen in the competition (and by that I mean the complete package of hitouts, and a towering overhead presence in open play), I think ruck has become a position that can be covered by either an exceptional midfield and/or a negating ruckman.

I don't think there's too many ruckmen that fall i to that category these days, Giles was probably the most recent of them that I can remember.

Norwood's dominance this year certainly proves your point. The best ruckman I have seen for a long time was buckets Mackenzie. He dominated both in the ruck and around the ground. Some of his ruckwork was uncanny. We miss him - but if Hanath stays he has the potential to be as good.

Geez, how did I miss Buckets .. Yep certainly applies to him.

[SDK]

Any ruckmen with half decent potential are snapped up in the AFL draft so we have to learn to live with non dominant rucks.
Yes McKenzie was the best going around for a long time but I certainly don't miss him

[Big Phil]

Any ruckmen with half decent potential are snapped up in the AFL draft so we have to learn to live with non dominant rucks.
Yes McKenzie was the best going around for a long time but I certainly don't miss him

Hannath is a good chance to be picked up but still doesn't do enough around the grounds for mine. That said, he carried the weight of number 1 at Central all year so had a heavy work load.

Buckets was a brilliant ruckman with one of the best football brains I've ever seen. Still in good touch as well, sharing the medal for best player in the Barossa League this year with Kapunda.

[Ecky]

Yep, finals are a lock. Would not be surprised with a top 3. The reason being is not due to our new recruits, what AFL players we may have or our better players: Mules, Kirkby, Dav, Ty, Holmes or Milne. It will be the juniors we've played over the last two years reaching that crucial 50-100 game bracket where they know what is required to play good league footy: Hender, Agnew, Bradley, Trembath, Pitt, McGinty, & Curran. Building our depth of good SANFL players

Who knows our 2012 could = Centrals 1999. Our 2012 could = ...

Go ahead and mock

You obviously think we are going to make the Grand Final if you think that Trembath is going to reach 50 games next year, and as for McGinty, Hender and Pitt...
There is still no guarantee that any of those players will reach 50 games for Glenelg, let alone 100. (none have played 40 yet)

[eaglehaslanded]

yes, yes, yes !!!

[Lynwood]

With they players we have lost and still no senior coach I can see us slipping down the ladder

[The Dark Knight]

With they players we have lost and still no senior coach I can see us slipping down the ladder

Agreed Lynwood but I hope you're wrong.

[Psyber]

I am expecting Norwood to improve in 2013.

[dedja]

relative only ... the other 8 teams will be shitty-er-er-er